PSX SCVI Gameplay Preview Analysis

PSX has revealed the first gameplay of SCVI in motion. I broke down the most notable changes on my twitch stream and I will link the archive below. I will list the changes me and my stream caught. Feel free to post what you have seen below! Here is the raw footage without me talking over it.

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SOULCALIBUR VI - Gameplay Preview | PS4

Spoiler: My live analysis

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/208138433

Known system mechanics and character changes:

• Reversal Edge and Guard Impact will cause the user to take guard damage when they fail to connect it.

• Reversal Edge post hit causes a guessing game where verticals beat horizontals, horizontals beat sidestep, and sidestep beats verticals. You can potentially receive a ringout when it connects. It also automatically parries strings, but some moves have fast enough recovery to where you can block the automatic attack.

• Soul Charge (the mechanic similar to V-trigger) causes the opponent to receive chip damage. It costs 1 bar of meter and is set on a timer that's similar to max mode from KoF. Large push back on activation.

• Lethal Hits are hits that cause the character's clothing to break. When you hit them, the move properties change into combo starters. You can see Mitsurugi's 1A as well as Sophitia's 22B do this in the footage.

• Guts is still in the game as well as meter. You still gain a bar of meter for losing two rounds.

• Movement can be cancelled like in games pre-SCV. Run counter for backwards movement has been removed, but remains for side movement. (Hey guys, it looks like the mechanic might be that backdash can be run countered. It seems that verticals cant run counter in general. Only horizontals and tracking kicks.)

• Throws still can catch side movement.

• Mitsurugi has gained a running tackle that resembles an Arthur move from SC3. He has a new low mid option. 1aB has a new animation and 4KB causes severe knock back on hit. MST KB is NCC and his MST B+K causes an attack throw on normal hit. MST B string has a new follow up that resembles his 4B without the backdash.

That's all of the new information I could find in the video. Let me know if you find other things!

Changes found by 8wayrun:

• No damage on throw escape. They can also build meter.

• Meterless Guard Impact.

• Sophitia 1AA doesn't trip on first hit.
  
  
• Mitsurugi 1A doesn't trip on normal hit. Relic is in the game again.

 

Yeah he may be a SCII fan but it's not like hasn't played the others to disqualify his opinion on what SCVI is shaping up to be. I feel like the community tries to escape SCIIs shadow so much that when people like Aris' voices his opinion it's immediate eyerolling.

He hasn’t played SC6 in order to have a good opinion on the meta of SC6. It is pretty suspect that he is already trying to say it probably won’t be a good game. He even complained during the announcement trailer where there is no meaningful information to be gathered. That’s why you should take it with a grain of salt. Can’t know if you like or dislike a game that easily unless you wanted to like it or dislike it beforehand.

 

TTT2 is a mixed bag for a lot of people myself included so his opinions aren't really as meaningful imo.

Yeah he may be a SCII fan but it's not like hasn't played the others to disqualify his opinion on what SCVI is shaping up to be. I feel like the community tries to escape SCIIs shadow so much that when people like Aris' voices his opinion it's immediate eyerolling.

For better or for worse SCII is the SC community's Super Turbo. The sad thing is there hasn't been a third strike or a Dark Resurrection in the Series so people are gonna crawl back to that immediately. It's not just that he's just a SCII fan but more there hasn't been a real good overall solid entry into the series since to let SCII standby like your KOF98, Super Turbo, TTT, etc.

He's never learned a SC at a high level outside of SC2. He never stuck around long enough for any of the metas evolve so as far as I'm concerned he has no real merit outside of SC2. Im curious to hear why you feel SC3, SC4, and Sc5 weren't "solid entries" or a great game competitively. A detailed essay on each entry would be nice instead of regurgitating the same tired catch phrase of people stuck in the past.

 

He hasn’t played SC6 in order to have a good opinion on the meta of SC6. It is pretty suspect that he is already trying to say it probably won’t be a good game. He even complained during the announcement trailer where there is no meaningful information to be gathered. That’s why you should take it with a grain of salt. Can’t know if you like or dislike a game that easily unless you wanted to like it or dislike it beforehand.

Well no, if you know Aris' attitude towards things, he may not like what he's seeing be he's still down to try it. He's just voicing his initial opinions like everyone else. He wants the game to be good like everyone else because he does like Soul Calibur. But if he sees some things that he didn't like that's what it is.

He's never learned a SC at a high level outside of SC2. He never stuck around long enough for any of the metas evolve so as far as I'm concerned he has no real merit outside of SC2.

That's a strange metric to judge opinions from. Didn't know you had to know the complete ins and outs of a meta to know it's something you're not feeling and not going to like. That's a silly way of thinking because you're only concerned about high level play which not everyone is going to be able to get to. You're also disregarding general fighting game knowledge. People who play multiple games to a high degree of competency typically have a good idea of how they work and what does and doesn't work overall.

 

Well no, if you know Aris' attitude towards things, he may not like what he's seeing be he's still down to try it. He's just voicing his initial opinions like everyone else. He wants the game to be good like everyone else because he does like Soul Calibur. But if he sees some things that he didn't like that's what it is.

See that's the thing, we do know his attitude toward things. We've been hearing this same thing since 2005. If it's not SC2 it's no good. This is, has been, and will always be his opinion. This is what lead me to say take anything that he says about a new SoulCalibur with a grain of salt. Especially in this forum which is a SOULCALIBUR site and not a SoulCalibur 2 site.

 

Well no, if you know Aris' attitude towards things, he may not like what he's seeing be he's still down to try it. He's just voicing his initial opinions like everyone else. He wants the game to be good like everyone else because he does like Soul Calibur. But if he sees some things that he didn't like that's what it is.

I can’t think of an instance where his initial reaction is negative and then positive after he tries it (in terms of fighting games). I foreshadow he will buy the game and talk shit about it like he has done for every fighting game that isn’t Tekken.